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OIP vs Zapier

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Copies the public OIP protocol bundle: article, JSON-native map, routes, receipts. No owner token.

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## §SELF — OIP protocol specification

**What this page is:** the normative root specification for the Object Invocation Protocol.

**What it specifies:** protocol unit, object contract, invocation route, authority scope, receipt schema, replay, repair, and conformance.

**Read:** https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip-vs-zapier
**Machine bundle:** https://miscsubjects.com/api/articles/oip-vs-zapier/bundle?format=markdown
**Live object tree:** https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?map=1&format=markdown
**Find an object from plain language:** https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?ask=<what you want>
**Read one object:** https://miscsubjects.com/api/dispatch?key=<KEY>&format=markdown

**Proof rule:** an action is not proven by intent, description, or a 200. It is proven by the ledger and the OIP receipt for the invocation.

Introduction to OIP vs Zapier

OIP (Object Invocation Protocol) is a protocol standard that defines a mechanism for invoking objects and verifying their execution, whereas Zapier is a web automation tool that connects different web applications. The exact route to compare OIP and Zapier is POST /api/articles with a JSON body containing the comparison details, which returns a receipt at /api/dispatch?receipt=inv_ID.

Triggers and Actions vs Objects and Invocations

Zapier uses triggers and actions to automate workflows, whereas OIP uses objects and invocations to execute capabilities. The route to create an object in OIP is POST /api/dispatch with a JSON body containing the object details, which returns a receipt at /api/dispatch?receipt=inv_ID.

Credential Management

In Zapier, the user holds the credentials for the connected web applications, whereas in OIP, the object holds its own credentials. The route to verify an object's credentials in OIP is GET /api/dispatch?invoke=KEY&body=..., which returns a receipt at /api/dispatch?receipt=inv_ID.

Proof of Execution

OIP provides a ledger that records every invocation and returns a receipt as proof of execution, whereas Zapier provides a history of automated tasks. The route to retrieve the ledger in OIP is GET /api/articles, which returns a list of articles containing the invocation history.

Comparison to MCP

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a related standard that connects models to servers, whereas OIP connects objects to capabilities. The route to compare OIP and MCP is POST /api/articles with a JSON body containing the comparison details, which returns a receipt at /api/dispatch?receipt=inv_ID.

Conclusion

OIP and Zapier are different technologies that serve different purposes, with OIP focusing on object invocation and verification, and Zapier focusing on web automation. The route to create a new article about OIP or Zapier is POST /api/articles with a JSON body containing the article details, which returns a receipt at /api/dispatch?receipt=inv_ID.

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Key evidence

5 claims · tier-ranked · API
system
The OIP article layer is generated from live directory rows, so it documents the objects that actually run the reference implementation.
sources: oip-s3, oip-s4
system
The OIP operating path is caller to directory object to dispatch runner to invocation ledger to receipt.
sources: oip-s1
system
Every executable capability in the reference implementation is reachable as an OIP object with a human article, a machine document, invocation history, and receipt path.
sources: oip-s2, oip-s3
system
Tap & Go is the copy primitive: one drop carries credential, protocol, tree, search, execute, and receipt instructions without a separate token-map-bundle assembly step.
sources: oip-s2
system
OIP receipts are the proof object for actions: they record request, response, actor, links, replay, repair, and lineage.
sources: oip-s2, oip-s5
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Ledger API & provenance
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view full ledger & cards →
OIP REST + ledger
read GET /a/oip-vs-zapier · GET /api/articles/oip-vs-zapier · GET /api/articles/oip-vs-zapier/bundle?format=markdown
root tree GET /api/dispatch?map=1&format=markdown
system shelf GET /api/dispatch?map=GITHUB&format=markdown · human article /a/oip-system-github
capability leaf GET /api/dispatch?key=GITHUB_LIST_ISSUES&format=markdown · human article /a/oip-capability-github-list-issues
act POST /api/dispatch with owner auth or a scoped capability URL. Public docs are open; mutating action is token-bounded.
token explain GET /api/dispatch?explain=1&share=TOKEN
receipt GET /api/dispatch?receipt=inv_ID&share=TOKEN · replay with POST /api/dispatch {"replay":"inv_ID"}
ledger provenance · sources · voxels · live ledger
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